US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was fully committed to peacefully resolving the conflict with the Taliban radical group, APA reports citing Sputnik.
Esper added that he had spoken with Ghani on Friday, who in turn assured him that he was ready to work with the United States.
The US secretary of defence went on to say that the reduction of violence proposal between the Taliban and Washington was "very promising."
Pentagon Chief says Afghan president Ghani fully committed to peace deal
15 February 2020 16:17 (UTC +04:00)
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